This year's July break is being spent in County Galway, close to Mayo. The cottage I rented via AirBnB is surrounded by fields and most of our neighbours are of the wooly variety. While I have spent a lot of time in County Clare since I was very young I've never really spent time in this part of the country so there's plenty of things to see that are new to me. One … [Read more...] about Castles, so Many Castles
Travel and Tourism
2019 Travel Stats
Unlike last year I don't have any more trips planned before the very end of the year, so I'm "done" for 2019. Of course I will be doing a few trips around Ireland before the end of the year, though I don't count them towards my overall numbers for the year. In 2019 I got to spend plenty of "quality time" on planes and in airports and clocked up over 209 thousand … [Read more...] about 2019 Travel Stats
Carlow’s Dolmen
I grew up on the west coast of Ireland only a few miles from the Burren region. It's a beautiful part of the world and has a lot of history. Nowadays I live in Carlow, which is in the southeast of Ireland. It too has history, but even though I've been living here for 10 years there are still parts of the area that I'm not familiar with. One of the things that Carlow is … [Read more...] about Carlow’s Dolmen
Hotel Nacional de Cuba
Hotel Nacional de Cuba's main entrance area and reception. Usually this area is very busy, but I took the photo very early in the morning while most people were still sleeping … [Read more...] about Hotel Nacional de Cuba
Split As Darkness Falls
This photo is a bit grainy, but I thought the colours of the sky were interesting. Take near the harbour area of Split, Croatia … [Read more...] about Split As Darkness Falls